5.20 Policy Issues on a Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2008 R2 device

  • Roaming Profile policy with the home directory option is not enforced in a terminal session of a Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 device if you have launched the terminal session from a Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2008 R2 device. This is because the Novell Client login dialog box is not displayed on the device and only the Remote Desktop login is performed on the device.

    To display the Novell Client login dialog box, do the following:

    1. Open the registry editor.

    2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Novell\Login.

    3. Create a string called TSClientAutoAdminLogon, and set its value to 1.

    4. Create a string called DefaultLoginProfile, and set its value to Default.

    5. Close the registry editor.

    6. From a Windows Vista or Windows 7 device, launch a Remote Desktop session to the Windows Server 2008 R2 device and specify the Windows user credentials.

    7. A Novell Client window is displayed. Click Cancel.

    8. In the next screen, click Novell Logon to display the Novell Client login dialog box.

  • Dynamic Local User Profile policy is not enforced in a terminal session of a Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 device if you have launched the terminal session from a Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2008 R2 device. This is because Novell Client login dialog box is not displayed on the device and only the Remote Desktop login is performed on the device.

    For information on resolving this issue, search for the Using Dynamic Local User Policy in Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Session Host article at the ZENworks Cool Solutions Community

  • If a Roaming Profile user logs in to a Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 device and then logs out, the user cannot log in to a Windows 7 device or to other Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 devices.

  • A Roaming Profile policy cannot be enforced on a Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2008 R2 device if the user profile is stored on a Windows Server 2003 shared location. For more information, see the troubleshooting scenario Unable to enforce a Roaming Profile policy on a Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2008 R2 device if the user profile is stored in a shared folder on a Windows Server 2003 device.